Show for kids is `fun, safe, not too scary'

MOUNT DORA -- Parents looking for a safe Halloween experience can take their children to the IceHouse Theatre this weekend.

Starting at 7 p.m. today, students in the Young Actors' Theatre program will present four performances of "Halloween Costume Bash and Show."

Other performances begin at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

"It will be fun and safe and not too scary," said Joel Warren, the theater's artistic director.

Costumed children can compete for prizes, and all children will receive Halloween candy. The theater staff will also be in costume.

Parents may find amusement in 7-year-olds re-creating Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video or a 5-year-old in a tomato costume, dancing to "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," Warren said.

Other characters woven into the original play by director Amanda Warren are Casper, the Friendly Ghost and the Flying Purple People-Eater. Students will dance to "The Monster Mash" and "Dead Man's Party."

Tickets are $12 and $5 for students.

For reservations or more information, call the IceHouse Theatre, 1100 N. Unser St., at 352-383-4616.